Department of Urology and Urology Health Services Research Division faculty published a study online ahead of print in Urology Practice to examine the implementation of a multipronged behavioral intervention to reduce and tailor antibiotic use for two common urologic outpatient procedures.

Department of Urology faculty including Benjamin Davies, MD, and Bruce Jacobs, MD, MPH, along with former fellow Daisy Obiora, MD, and former resident Oluwaseun Orikogbo, MD, explored the trends in recommendations and new innovations in adjunctive testing for prostate cancer screening in a recent review published online ahead of print in the Journal of Urologic Oncology. They review Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) testing, shifting recommendations, the impact of active surveillance on patient well-being, and other methods of screening and imaging.

UPMC Department of Urology researchers including Christopher J. Staniorski, MD; Michelle Yu, MD; Danielle Sharbaugh, MPH; Michael G. Stencel, MD; John M. Myrga, MD; Benjamin J. Davies, MD; Jonathan G. Yabes, PhD, and Bruce L. Jacobs, MD, MPH, recently published a study in Urologic Oncology titled "Predictors of persistent opioid use in bladder cancer patients undergoing radical cystectomy: A SEER-Medicare analysis."

UPMC Department of Urology faculty including Roger D. Klein, MD, PhD, John M. Myrga, MD, and Paul J. Rusilko, DO, FACS, along with colleagues from the UPMC Department of Plastic Surgery, recently published a study in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery titled “The Role of Suprapubic Superficial Fascial System Reconstruction During Repair of Adult-Acquired Buried Penis.”

Faculty from the UPMC Department of Urology including Adam J. Sharbaugh, MD; Michelle Yu, MD; Kelly R. Pekala, MD; Anup Shah, MD; Valentina Grajales, MD, MS; Benjamin J. Davies, MD; and Bruce L. Jacobs, MD, MPH, recently published research Urology that aimed to identify antibiotic prescribing patterns at the time of foley catheter removal after radical prostatectomy and implement a multi-pronged behavioral intervention to standardize antibiotic use.

Quoc-Dien Trinh, MD, a globally recognized urological surgeon-scientist, has been appointed chair of the Department of Urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC, effective Dec. 1, 2024.

UPMC urologic oncologist Benjamin Davies, MD, talked with NPR about the prevalence of prostate cancer and new treatments. He specifically discusses the different types of prostate cancer, the typical treatment methods of radiation therapy or surgical removal, the barriers around patients wanting to be screened for prostate cancer with a rectal exam, and more.

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